Westward Operating Instructions and Parts Manual | Model 3JR70A |
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Portable Air Compressor
Safety Guidelines -
Definitions
This manual contains information that is important for you to know and understand. This information relates to protecting YOUR SAFETY and PREVENTING EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS. To help you recognize this information, we use the symbols below. Please read the manual and pay attention to these sections.
Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
Indicates a potentially
hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Indicates an imminently
hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
NOTE: Indicates special instructions, which are important but not related to hazards.
IMPORTANT: Indicates factors concerned with assembly, installation, operation, or maintenance, which could result in damage to the machine or equipment if ignored.
Important Safety Instructions
Some dust created by power sanding,
sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known (to the State of California) to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some example of these chemicals are:
•lead from
•crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products
•arsenic and chromium from
Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure to these chemicals when using such tools:
•work in a well ventilated area
•work with approved safety equipment
•always wear MSHA/NIOSH approved, properly fitting face mask or respirator.
When using air tools, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of personal injury.
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